CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP
Your child can express their inner world through clay, drawing, storytelling, play, and exploration.
Creative workshops designed specifically for each age group.
At this age
Art and Play
Process
Flow
Ages 4–10 are a period in which children often express their emotions through movement, play, materials, and imagery before they can put them into words. At this age, art offers an open-ended space where a child can carry internalized feelings, thoughts, and experiences into a form, a mark, or a story.
The children’s workshops at State Studio are not designed as treatment. They are creative practices that support the child’s developmental process, self-expression, imagination, and capacity for emotional regulation.
Children do not need to “draw well” or have any special artistic skill to participate. There is no right-or-wrong or beautiful-or-ugly evaluation in the process; each child’s own rhythm, curiosity, and way of expression are valued.
The workshops are designed as creative processes based on symbol, imagery, story, and play, inspired by a Jungian perspective. The aim is not to evaluate or direct the child, but to accompany them in expressing their inner world within a safe, non-judgmental, and creative space.
Beginning
Each session begins with a short introduction that prepares the child’s attention and curiosity for the process. This introduction may take shape through a story, an image, or a direct encounter with the material.
Creation
The child then works with materials suited to their age and the needs of the group. Clay, drawing, collage, paint, story cards, or symbolic play tools may be used.
At this stage, the aim is not to show the child a ready-made outcome, but to create space for them to choose, try, change, and build their own narrative.
Sharing
Throughout the process, the facilitator does not direct the child’s work, but observes the materials they choose, the stories they create, recurring images, transitions within play, and the support they may need.
In the art therapy literature, it is emphasized that children can make emotions and experiences that are difficult to express verbally visible through drawing, play, metaphor, and symbolic expression.
Closing
The session ends with a brief sharing or closing ritual. The child may talk about what they have created if they wish; if not, simply being present with their work is also enough.
The aim of the closing is to help the child complete the process by noticing what they have created, without being pulled away from the work too abruptly.
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SEED WORKSHOP
4-5-6 Years Old
A continuous workshop that creates space for the child to encounter materials and discover their own language of expression.
The workshop is structured around the themes of Soil, Seed, Sprout, and Garden.
Each theme opens into a different material and a developmental moment:
— Soil · First encounter with clay, a tactile beginning. The child feels the material’s resistance, softness, and warmth.
— Seed · First expressions through line and mark-making. Initial traces on paper with charcoal, pencil, or fingers.
— Sprout · Opening through color and paint. Colors blending into one another, the brush and the hand playing with the material.
— Garden · Play, story, and co-creation. Bringing creations together and sharing small worlds.
Each session is a stop along this story of growth. No matter which session the child attends, they become part of this cycle at their own rhythm.
Your child may attend as many workshops as they wish.
There is no requirement to commit to a fixed program; each session is complete in itself.
At this age, the focus is not on the final product. What matters is the child’s relationship with the material, sensory exploration, the beginning of symbolic play, and the gradual emergence of their own way of expression.
EMOTIONAL HEROES
WORKSHOP
7-8-9-10 Years
A workshop that creates space for children to explore strong emotions through their own Animal Hero.
The core mechanism of the program is this: by expressing inner experiences through their Animal Hero, the child can reflect on their emotions without having to confront them directly.
Foundation Session — The child creates their own Animal Hero. Through clay, drawing, or storytelling, this character takes form: its strength, fear, safe place, and boundaries are defined. This session establishes the relationship between the child and the hero.
Following Sessions — Themes are explored through the hero: anger, conflict, setting boundaries, friendship, and loss. The child expresses what they bring from their own life through the language of the hero. Over time, the hero deepens and becomes a character with its own story.
After the foundation session, your child may attend as many workshops as they wish — each session is complete in itself, while the hero’s story gradually becomes richer.
At this age, the aim is to support emotional regulation, social-emotional skills, and self-expression. Ages 7–10 are a period in which children begin to experience strong emotions such as anger, jealousy, and fear, while they are still developing the tools to cope with them.
The symbolic character gives the child the opportunity to look at their emotions from a distance rather than directly — and this distance makes reflection possible.